Combustion Chemistry of Nitrogen

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to examine reactions of nitrogen-containing species that are important in high-temperature gas-phase systems so as to provide the best set of rate coefficients presently available for use in combustion chemistry modeling. Since the 1984 review of N/H/O rate coefficients by Hanson and Salimian 1984 there has been a major review of nitrogen chemistry under combustion conditions by Miller and Bowman (1989). Several compilations of evaluated rate coefficients have also appeared. We update these discussions where appropriate and then analyze a number of chemically activated reactions that are relevant to understanding nitrogen chemistry.